Places Gallery

Venice travel poster

Attractive poster for the French National Railways, Chemin de Fers de l'Est, advertising Venice (or Venise) as a holiday destination. The famous Grand Canal can be seen with gondolas making their way up and down the waterway, while two traders unloads a variety of juicy looking fruit

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Liverpool birds eye view, 1886

A magnificent bird's eye view of Liverpool from the Mersey in 1886, showing the then-new public buildings, at the time of Queen Victoria's visit to the Liverpool Exhibition. Sights include the Albert Dock, St. George's Hall, Lime street station. The Anglican cathedral has yet to be built, as has the Liver Building, and St. Luke's church has yet to be bombed by German shells. Date: 1886

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Royal Wedding 1947 - crowds at Romsey

Huge crowd of well wishers waiting in the churchyard of Romsey Abbey to catch a glimpse of the newlywed Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh. The couple spent their honeymoon at the Mountbatten country home of Broadlands at Romsey, attracting much interest and depriving them somewhat of privacy. Date: 1947

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